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Canada must strongly condemn aggression against Armenia

We must show the political will to act, by shying away from drawing false equivalence between the victims and perpetrators and overcome disinformation intended to cloud the realities on the ground. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne already asked Ankara to cease its support of Azerbaijan and temporarily banned export permits to Turkey to prevent further use of Canadian technology against Armenians. Now, Canada must place a permanent ban. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference at the Fire of God Ministries food bank in Ottawa on Sept. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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